Steam-separator.



510.845,758. PATENTED MAR. 5, 1907. G. CLARK.

STEAM SEPARATOR.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1905.

To all whom t concern.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIOE. l GEORGE CLARK, OE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

STEAM-SEPARATOR.

Be it known thatl I, GEORGE CLARK, a citizen of the United States, and a. resident of 1 Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and-useful Improvements in Steam-Separators, of

' which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in that Class of steam s ecialtles known as separators and whic are designed to be` inserted in a line of steam-pipe -to separate out the entrained water or the oil orother impurities which may be carried along with the steam.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved construction in devices of this character which shall be exceedingly efiicient in operation while at the'same time simple of ,construction and convenient of accessl for cleanillgor repairs.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section -of a separator constructed in accordance with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof, taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. g

In said drawings, 1 designates the body of the separator, which, as herein shown, is of cast-iron and ap roximately .melon-shaped,- its greatest lengt lying along the direction of the piping in which the separator is to be connected. To enable the separator to be" connected to the piping, it is provided at its opposite ends with pipe-anges 2 and 3, by which it may` be bolted to the flanges of the pipe-line in the usual manner. The interior of the casing thus formed is divided by a curved partition-wall 4 into receiving and outlet chambers 5 and 6, respectively. Of lthese the receiving-chamber 5 occupiesthe larger and lower portion of the casing, while the outlet-chamber is located at the top of the casing and is of crescent shape in crosssection,., the partition-wall 4 rbeing arched over parallel to the top wall of the casing to divide the two chambers in the manner stated. A plurality of apertures 7 in said v C partition-wall `located toward the inlet end v of thefcasing atford communication between the two chambers and permit the steam to owfrom one to the other.

Extending longitudinally into the chamber 5 from the inlet end vor'iiange 2 of the casing is a' deiector or reaction-tube' 8, the inner end of which iscut off obli uely, as shown at 9, in such manner as to eave its Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 21, 1905. Serial No, 279,407.

.ing action takes place.

Patented Maren 5, 1907.

vmerge into the outlet-openin y 12 of the casing. Said upper wall 10 of thls tube thus ex-` tends directly beneath the apertures 7 in the partition-wall 4 and serves as' a bathe-plate to prevent the steam from passing too immediately out through said apertures after it enters the separator and before theseparat- Said upperwall 10 of the tube alsovserves as a reaction-plate againstwhich the pressure of the steam eX-V erts itself, so as to deflect or throw the currentv of. steam downwardly toward the bottom of the receiving-chamber, this action being aided bythe downwardly-turned flange or lip 12, formed at the inner extremity of the tube 8.

Owing to their su erior momentum a portion of the entrainerFwater and ofthe oil and other impurities entering the separator with the steam will be thrown forward against the lower front end Wall of the receiving-chamber .and will trickle down said Wall and collect in the bottom of the chamber but the greater portion of the entrained water and of the oil and other impurities will be atonceV thrownr downwardly into the bottom of the receiving-chamber, following the changed line of direction of thesteam. This action is aided by the fact that the oblique or inclined mouth of the pipe 8 will offer such free escape of thesteam into the chamber 5 as to reduce its velocity and permit the water and oil to be `more readily deposited, vand it will also be aided by the downwardly-turned lip 12, heretofore mentioned as located at the extreme inner end of ,the upper wall l0 of the pipe. Then when the particles of water, oil, and the likev havethus been separated' out fromthe steam and collected in the bottom itself pass up and around the tube 8 and on into the outlet-chamber 6 through the pas sages'?, An aperture 13, tapped to receive a drainpipe, is providedin the casing at the lower front end of the receiving-chamber 5 to permit the oil and Water to be drained ott' as they collect in said chamber, and the casing l upper wall 10 lcontinuous to the inner e'xi,

This latter is shown IOO of the receiving-chamber the dry vapor. will ITO is also provided at the lower front end of its receiving-chamber with apertures 14 for receiving the connections of a gageglass, by which the depth of oil, water, and other irnpurities collected and vstanding within the receiving-chamber at any time may be determined at a lance. These apertures 14 are placed in a right-angulararrangement about. j `the lower front or drainage'corner of thechamberv 5, and the gage-glass connections ma be made between'the corner a erture an either of the others, so that it wi l stand either parallel with or atv right angles to the i longitudinal axis of the separator, thus perbottom of the chamber,

mitting the latterto be used either in a horizontal'or a vertical position, as desired.

In order to further insure' the se aration and to overcome the tendency of t e oil to creep along the surface ofthe receiving-v chamber and be carried into theoutlet-cham'- ber by the'flow of steam leaving the receiving-v chamber, said receiving-chamber is provided at each rside and through its length with downwardly-projecting ribs 15, which in the approved construction shown form the lower inner edges of the arched ltop or partition wall 4 of the chamber,'Fig. 2. Then asthe steam expandsl into the lenlarged'lower portion of `the receiving-chamber and divides lntotwo'currents flowing toward the opposite sides of the chamber these currents will again be deflected by said ribs'l, so as to chute the oil and water downwardly into the bottom ofthe chamber while the steam flows back around' the baflle-plateS, anyz oil which is creeping along the surface under theflow of the current simply drip ing back. into the wliile the current of steam passes on, as described.

For convenience ofmanufacture the tube 8 is herein shown las made separate 'from the 5 5 plate for said lrest of the casing and as flanged at its outer or inlet end to t within a counterboreinthe -flange 2 of the casing, any suitable fastening devices, such as countersunk screws 16, being provided to hold the tube in place.

^ I claim as my inventionl 1. A separator consisting of a casing having a receiving-chamber and an outlet-chamber communicating therewith throu h passages', and a reaction-tube extending mto the receiving-chamber and' opening obliquelyA into the latter away fromv said passages, the extended wall of said tube serving as a vbafliepassages, substantially as described. 1

2. A separator consisting of a casing having a recelving-chalnber andan outlet-chamber communicating therewith through passages, a baffle-plate within .the receivingchamber opposite the passages andbetween them and the inlet-openin of these aratl said baffle-plate being in t e form o a tube through which the steam enters the receiv- 6 5 ing-chamber and being cut obliquely to comopening obliquely into the latter away from.

said pas sages,wthe extended Wall of said tube serving as a :baffle-plate for the passages between lts receivingand outlet chambers, substantially as described. f

4.; A separator consisting'of a casing having a receiving-chamber and acrescentshaped outlet chamber therewith through passages, and a reactiontube extending into -the receiving-chamber opening obliquely into the latter away from said passages, the extended wall of vsaid tube communicating serving as a battle-plate for the passages be-l Y tween its receiving and outlet chambers and the extremity of said tube bein flanged inwardly toward the open side of t e tubesub stantia'lly as described.

5. A separator consisting of a casing hav- Y 'ing a receivin -cha'mber and outlet-passages leading there om, a baie-plate within vthe receiving-chamber opposite said outlet-passages and between them and the steam-inlet o f said chamber,` said baffle-plate being of tubular form and opening obliquely into said chamber with its oblique opening facing away from the outlet-passages, lsubstantially .as described.

6.' A separator consisting of a casing having a recelvm -chamber and outlet-passages leading there om, a baffle-plate within the receiving-chamber o posite'said outlet-pas- IOC sages and between -t em and the steam-inlet of said chamber, said baffle-plate being of tubular f orm and opening'obliquely into said chamber with its'oblique open" facin away from the outlet-passages, an latera as described.h

7. A'separatorconsisting of a casin -substantially' circular in cross-section' an having an inlet at one endv and an outlet at the IIO ribs in said receiving-chamber, substantially I opposite end andan arched partition-wall Within the casi this arched wall being connected along itsower edges to the res ective side Walls ofthe casing 'to thereby orm al vided with perforations toward its rear portion, andA an'"`inlettube' extending into the casing 'below the arched wall and to a point beyond the perforations therein. f

8. A se arator consisting of a casing havv`crescent-shaped chamber andy also 'being prps ist an in et at one end and an outlet at its I' in other en d and a perforated arched partitionwall which converts the upper part of the casing into an outlet-chamber, vand an inletence of two subscribing witnesses, this 14th tube extending into the chamber to a. point day of August, A. D. 1905.

beyond the perforations and arranged to dis-- charge the steamtowsrd the bottom of the GEO' CLARK' 5 casing. Witnesses:

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as HENRY W. CARTER,

my invention I afix my signature, in pre's- K. A. CosTELLo. 

